Thursday, September 08, 2005

Not exactly as illustrated

A brief note to say I won't be updating the blog until next week. With good reason, I think: my wife just had a baby.

Delivery was surprisingly and almost tragically complicated, but everyone's doing okay now. It reminded me of the consolation of circumstance, that we live somewhere public healthcare is valued, and that isn't under 12 feet of water. Happy beginnings are sometimes more important than happy endings.

If I owe you an email, I may not get to it for a while.

See you next week. Until then, to hell with death.

Have a buncha kids who call me, "Pa" - that must be what it's all about.

Well, I've always hoped for 10 babies, so you've got to know how delighted I am; and having been through some extreme birth situations I hope you will be worshipping your baby's mommy's every whim! God bless you all!!!!

Cor blimey Jeff, all the best to you and yours!(You kept that quiet?)My "kids" are now 29 and 30, and it's nice to know they still want their poor old grey haired mum to go to a nightclub with them. More seriously, there is a tremendous sense of pride (and it won't happen to you for years, in this sense) of having raised two thoughtful,decent and hard-working people.

PS Tell Mrs Wells that if you breast feed, you can eat lots of chocolate. It's true, I tell you!(Still a size 14, and that's the beer, not the kids - used to be a 12 after they were born).

Honestly, kind regards, and I really hope we can turn this world round for them

Jeff, what a blessing in these trying times! I'm a new grandmother myself, the little one is ten weeks old, and she has truly brought back the joy and wonder and love I felt when my own were so small. Cherish this time, savor it; every little look and smile will fill your heart to bursting and it will never empty out.

And don't worry about us for the next several days. Frankly, we could use a little break from shuttling thrice-daily between reloads for new comments and hitting the homepage to check for still-newer nuggets of pure gold. This material is entertaining but very stressful, especially this past week, and I for one am looking forward to your paternity leave. :-)

All these comments, and not one asked for the vital stats! My stars & garters...

Blessings to the core & extended family. I think we've all had a shot in the arm from this.

One week he thinks, sheesh! You'll be lucky to be huntin' & peckin' with one finger-- typing while s/he sleeps on your shoulder for that brief 20 minutes at a time each night while you try to let your wife sleep.

Perhaps it's time to branch out int podcasting, at least you can pace, and back-pat, and talk at the same time.

OK, all, here's a formal call & challenge for a quick huddle, set some ground rules, break & play: at least one daily go at "guest-host" over on the RIB. Who's up first?

Good news Jeff; ours arrived six weeks ago with complications too, but all's well now.

You must sometimes wonder as I do why we bring them into this world... perhaps we just hope they'll make a better fist of it than us. That and the fact that the love you give them and get in return is the best antidote, the best preservative there is.

I just wish you hadn't put up that photo of Poppy and Dumbya. It ALMOST makes me feel sorry for that little baby boy who, with monsters like George Senior and Babs for parents really never had a chance NOT to be at best a spoiled twit and at worst the monster HE has become.

Please, put anything--the frickin' Gerber baby--on top of the announcement of your noobie baby...the Bush pic is, as the New Agers would say, 'bad energy.'

Anonymous One,congratulations,I was wondering when the baby would come. You have just witnessed the meaning of your life,gather your strength and keep your family safe, you have just been changed for ever, good luck, later.

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I just read your news because I was away for a couple of days...alf mabrook! I hope your wife has a quick recovery. Don't be too shy to accept any help that's offered by relatives and friends. Good luck & many blessings to you and your wife and your new baby!!

PS: Take your time -- I'm sure those of us who love RI will use this break to learn and read so that we can enrich future discussions.

Like an answer to prayer, it is perhaps a lower body count in New Orleans. That doesn't alter any facts and the brightest, hopefully blistering light that I saw cast upon the true self of President death for all to really see, should they really choose to look...

Wonderful news, Mr and Mrs Wells. And to you, Jeff, I'd say this. No man I've ever known has admitted regretting spending too MUCH time with his family.As an aside, I've just been reviewing an old post from December last year (Dark actors playing games). There were FIVE comments. Compared to an average of 110 posts for this and your last.Both Mrs Wells AND mr Wells have had a vey productive nine months.Congratulations.

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